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VITAL SIGNS (blog)
In wake of 75-vehicle pileup, a bill to repeal Maine’s seat belt law
34 mins agoOn Friday, just two days after one of the largest chain-reaction car crashes in state history, Maine lawmakers will consider repealing the seat belt law. Some of …
DOT cameras on road signs help analyze 75-vehicle pileup on I-95
22 mins agoBANGOR | In the aftermath of the 75-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Carmel, the Maine Department of Transportation is collecting weather, road and …
POLL QUESTION
3 hours ago Officials trying to trap, relocate cat-eating Orono bobcat
A hungry bobcat that’s eaten at least one neighborhood pet has drawn the attention of state wildlife officials, who are trying to …
Lubec teacher to appeal decision over incident with Donnie Smith
38 mins agoDeborah Bousquet, a local elementary teacher who was suspended from her job …
REGION:
Police investigate alleged kidnapping of Waldoboro woman
Law enforcement officials have confirmed they are investigating the alleged kidnapping of …
SETH AND THE CITY (blog)
25 mins ago Portland library earns coveted slot to host $5-million, 400-year-old Shakespeare book
- Witness: Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez bought drinks, smoked pot before murder
- Healthy diet linked to lung health
- Future of Puerto Rico bankruptcy bill uncertain in Congress
- Loretta Lynch wins Senate panel vote to be attorney general
- Police: Woman survives being run over by train in Phoenix
- US military ends Ebola mission in Liberia
Opinion
EDITORIALS
Maine can prevent a bureaucratic nightmare for schools with a simple fix
State policymakers face a school accountability dilemma this year. Do they prefer Maine have flexibility over how it spends federal school improvement funds and sets …
Sports
Hard-working forward having solid freshman season as Black Bears prep for Providence
ORONO | Cedric Lacroix had spent most of his career as a defenseman. Last year was his first full season as a forward, when …
Health
CATCHING HEALTH (blog)
A Hard-Learned Lesson about Shingles
It was the beginning of a Labor Day weekend when Al felt a strange sensation on his right buttock, just underneath his back pocket where …
Business
FCC adopts net-neutrality rule backed by Obama for Internet
New rules declare broadband Internet a public utility.
Living
Maine actor lands role in new NBC military conspiracy drama
PORTLAND | When the NBC action-packed drama “Odyssey” premieres April 5, followers of the Maine theater scene may recognize a familiar face. Matthew Delamater, …
Outdoors
OUT THERE (blog)
BDN staffers prepare to brave elements while sleeping in snow cave
Later today, BDN visuals editor Brian Feulner and I are heading to Unity College, where we’ll try to avoid freezing to death while sleeping in …
Food
MAINE COURSE (blog)
Find a Piece of Maine at b.good in Boston
Slipping and sliding, my kids and I walked in the bitter cold last Thursday from our Boston hotel to b.good, a burger joint with a …
Events
CULTURE SHOCK (blog)
5 Things To Do This Weekend, Feb. 27-March 1: Goodbye, February, you miserable so-n-so
1. Maybe you had a great February. Maybe you love snow and shoveling and had everything go your way and you couldn’t be happier. For …
Crime & Courts
2 hours ago
Arizona police pursue 2 truant llamas
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